Energy Transfer Luminescence of Europium( III ) and Terbium( III ) Cryptates of Macrobicyclic Polypyridine Ligands | NobleBlocks
Public
Energy Transfer Luminescence of Europium( III ) and Terbium( III ) Cryptates of Macrobicyclic Polypyridine Ligands
Published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English • Mar 1, 1987
Authors:
Béatrice Alpha‐Bazin
,
Jean‐Marie Lehn
,
Gérard Mathis
Abstract
The Eu3⊕- and Tb3⊕-cryptates of the ligands 1–3 can function as molecular light converters. The complexes give characteristic 1H-NMR spectra, and the Eu3⊕-cryptate can be electrochemically reversibly reduced (−535 mV vs SCE).